Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee
Asaf Ali Asghar Fyzee (born April 10, 1899 in Matheran , † October 23, 1981 in Bombay , Maharashtra ) was an Indian Ismaili diplomat and lawyer . He was a member of the Sulaimani Bohras .
Together with the Russian Ismailism Researchers Vladimir Alexeyevich Ivanov (1886-1970) was Fyzee founding member of the Ismaili Society in Bombay under the patronage of Sultan Muhammad Shah Aga Khan III . In 1949 he was appointed Indian ambassador to Egypt .
He edited and commented on the Da'a'im al-Islam (The Pillars of Islam, The Pillars of Islam) by the Fatimid jurist and author Qadi an-Numan (Cairo, 1951), the legal compendium that is binding for the Ismailis today (see main article Ismaili School of Law ). Fyzee bequeathed his manuscript collection to the University of Bombay in 1957 .
Works (selection)
- Outlines of Muhammadan Law
- A Modern Approach to Islam
- A Shi'ite Creed ( digitized version )
- Islamic Studies in India ( digitized version )
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See also
References and footnotes
- ^ Rudolf Sellheim : Materials on the history of Arab literature, Volume 17, Part 1, Issue 2. Franz Steiner Verlag , 1987, p. 307 limited preview in the Google book search
- ↑ Mostly known as W. Ivanov.
- ↑ mostmerciful.com ( Memento of October 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ). - A forerunner of the Institute of Ismaili Studies .
- ↑ Its English translation was "revised and annotated" by Ismail Kurban Husein Poonawala .
- ↑ Heinz Halm, Die Schia 1988, p. 242
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| SURNAME | Fyzee, Asaf Ali Asghar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fyzee, Asaf AA |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Indian Ismaili diplomat and lawyer, editor and commentator on Da'a'im al-Islam |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1899 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Matheran , British India |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 23, 1981 |
| Place of death | Bombay , Maharashtra , India |